[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5024-S5025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                           Government Funding

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, one month from now, Congress will face 
another deadline to avoid a lapse in Federal Government funding.
  Between now and then, the Senate needs to do our part to pass as many 
full-year appropriations bills as we possibly can. First in line is the 
minibus legislation that would send critical resources towards 
supporting America's farmers, keeping promises to our veterans, and 
rebuilding crumbling infrastructure.
  Before the State work period, the Senate Republicans agreed on a list 
of amendments that would allow this package to move quickly here on the 
floor, and I am hopeful that the Democratic leader will call it up this 
week and give the full Senate the chance to take an important step 
toward funding the government.
  Of course, passing the minibus is just an early step. We have a great 
deal of work still ahead of us to finish the job that Senator Collins, 
Senator Murray, and our colleagues on the Appropriations Committee have 
been focused on, literally, for months.
  And as I have said before, we also need to consider additional, time-
sensitive resources for a number of supplemental priorities. But we 
cannot get on with this work unless we clear an important hurdle this 
week.

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